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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of June 15 in ~society
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of June 15 in ~society
nic LinkIs AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not goodIs AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not good
. The physicians, who had all performed at least 2,000 colonoscopies during their careers, were given access to an AI system that analyses colonoscopy images in real time and flags a type of precancerous intestinal lesion called an adenoma.
During the three-month period before the AI tool was introduced, the specialists found at least one adenoma during 28.4% of colonoscopies. During the three-month period after the tool was introduced, the adenoma detection rate for colonoscopies performed without AI assistance decreased to 22.4%.
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Comment on Anyone have any experience with tiny screws? I need to replace two in my body hair trimmer and I don't know where to start. in ~life.home_improvement
nic Link ParentAre you using precision technical screw drivers?Are you using precision technical screw drivers?
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Comment on Access to Fable and Mythos 5 cut off after US government order in ~tech
nic Link ParentThat's the thing about disruption. No one see's it coming. Until it is too late.That's the thing about disruption. No one see's it coming. Until it is too late.
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Comment on Access to Fable and Mythos 5 cut off after US government order in ~tech
nic Link ParentSeriously? No. Seriously. Think about that. All tech companies fear disruption. Disruption can be as simple as Salesforce's motto of "no software." It's not like Salesforce had software any better...It doesn’t seem like better software would change things much.
Seriously?
No.
Seriously.
Think about that.
All tech companies fear disruption.
Disruption can be as simple as Salesforce's motto of "no software."
It's not like Salesforce had software any better than Siebel. It just ran on the cloud. How could that change things much?
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Comment on AI is bringing my friend out of retirement in ~comp
nic (edited )Link ParentHoly fucking shit balls! I started using Claude Code. I blame you and @teaearlgraycold. In less than a week, I created an entire site. OK. I made the entire site in 30 minutes. I spent the next...Holy fucking shit balls!
I started using Claude Code.
I blame you and @teaearlgraycold.
In less than a week, I created an entire site.
OK. I made the entire site in 30 minutes. I spent the next week completely fucking with it.
Two years ago when I tried this, I had to fit the entire thing in my head. I created each thing by hand.
Each bit of code. Each shell script. Each HTML template. Each table. The entire relational schema and all the data entered within.
Now I am asking AI to make stuff. And when it doesn't succeed, I simply ask again.
I've worked in product management for most of my professional life.
I punched machine code, byte by byte, into the Amiga.
I wrote entire websites in pure notepad.
I have the ideas, the technical chops.
I have so many fucking ideas.
And I can make all of them.
Are any of them good?
Probably not.
Am I about to have fun?
Probably not. But will that stop me?
Probably not. There is a book I recently read.
Letters to a young poet. The young poet writes to an older poet.
He asks for life advice. The advice is to never write poetry. Unless he must.
The rest of the book is complete crap. Because the younger poet never listened.
We don't make because we want to.
We make because we must.
Because we never listen.
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Comment on What about having an LLM teach you to code? in ~comp
nic Link ParentI think WALL-E was more prophetic tbh, it was made just before the iPhone.I think WALL-E was more prophetic tbh, it was made just before the iPhone.
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Comment on Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 in ~tech
nic Link Parent:) Is this your first time asking AI to harden your code?:)
Is this your first time asking AI to harden your code?
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Comment on Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 in ~tech
nic Link ParentDid you create a fancy harness to scan for vulnerabilities?Did you create a fancy harness to scan for vulnerabilities?
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of June 8 in ~society
nic LinkUnder the Trump crypto playbook, the family always wins. Investors don’t Hmmm, now it's obvious why "everyone" made such a big fuss over Biden's son selling access to his father.Under the Trump crypto playbook, the family always wins. Investors don’t
the US president and his sons have added at least $2.3 billion to the family fortune from their main crypto ventures, while the investors they've wooed have taken a $2.3 billion hit
...while this departure from established norms is unethical and unprecedented, it is legal, provided the family does not exchange access to the president or regulatory favors for financial gain.
Hmmm, now it's obvious why "everyone" made such a big fuss over Biden's son selling access to his father.
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Comment on Who’s buying SpaceX and Anthropic? in ~finance
nic Link ParentOK, SpaceX, Google compute deal raises eyebrows ahead of IPO X.AI is renting out over half it's GPU for $26B annualized, up to three years, but with a weirdly specific 90 day cancellation window....OK, SpaceX, Google compute deal raises eyebrows ahead of IPO X.AI is renting out over half it's GPU for $26B annualized, up to three years, but with a weirdly specific 90 day cancellation window.
It would be funny if this whole AI in the sky think is pure Musk hype, but that Musks real competitive advantage is funding more than anyone else and building out infrastructure faster than everyone else.
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Comment on Who’s buying SpaceX and Anthropic? in ~finance
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Comment on Who’s buying SpaceX and Anthropic? in ~finance
nic Link ParentSpaceX needs to grow at a rate no company has ever achieved to justify a $1.75 trillion valuationSpaceX needs to grow at a rate no company has ever achieved to justify a $1.75 trillion valuation
Research firm New Constructs suggests that SpaceX needs to reach $1.1 trillion in annual revenue by 2035 to meet investor expectations. This target requires an average annual sales increase of 50%, a growth trajectory that currently has no historical precedent in the U.S. corporate sector.
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Comment on Has anyone else seen a LOT of dead birds on the side of the road this year? in ~enviro
nic LinkI just noticed a dead bird outside my house this afternoon... do-do do-do, do-do do-do, dah-dah-dah-dah (Twilight Zone onomatopoeia)I just noticed a dead bird outside my house this afternoon...
do-do do-do, do-do do-do, dah-dah-dah-dah (Twilight Zone onomatopoeia)
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of June 1 in ~society
nic Link ParentExcept who needs to rewrite history, when the real issue is those others. They hate you and and want to destroy your way of life.Except who needs to rewrite history, when the real issue is those others. They hate you and and want to destroy your way of life.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of June 1 in ~society
nic LinkWhy Any Plausible Iran Deal Is a Humiliation for TrumpWhy Any Plausible Iran Deal Is a Humiliation for Trump
Trump pulling out of President Barack Obama’s 2015 nuclear deal with Iran was one of the greatest blunders of the twenty-first century
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of June 1 in ~society
nic Link ParentHalf went to Lockheed. $24b. That doesn't make it half as bad. It's still very, very bad.went to Lockheed in an order for several hundred new F-35
Half went to Lockheed. $24b. That doesn't make it half as bad. It's still very, very bad.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of June 1 in ~society
nic LinkBallroom donors won $50B in contracts after giving to Trump project, watchdog group findsBallroom donors won $50B in contracts after giving to Trump project, watchdog group finds
Sixteen of the 27 donors are facing federal enforcement actions or have had such actions suspended by the Trump administration
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Comment on Who’s buying SpaceX and Anthropic? in ~finance
nic Link ParentLooks like Damoradan still values SpaceX at around $1.22 Trillion... He not only imagines $80b in revenue for Grok in 2036, but also imagines $50b revenue for as yet unknown businesses. Wow.Looks like Damoradan still values SpaceX at around $1.22 Trillion...
He not only imagines $80b in revenue for Grok in 2036, but also imagines $50b revenue for as yet unknown businesses. Wow.
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Comment on Serious relationship problem, seeking advice in ~life
nic Link ParentMost therapists should be... unjudgemental/ nonjudgemental. The MFT therapists are trained to unpack your feelings. Sure, they all have biases, but you should know within the first hour if they...Most therapists should be... unjudgemental/ nonjudgemental. The MFT therapists are trained to unpack your feelings. Sure, they all have biases, but you should know within the first hour if they are good, as they will ask you questions that are incredibly hard to answer. Like what do you actually want. And how do you actually feel about that. Repeatedly. And they will point out you can't control how others react, only how you act and react. If you have insurance, see if your insurance covers it, and if those covered therapists are any good.
JD Vance 'humiliated' by Iranian negotiators in stunning spectacle: 'Never looked weaker'